Behavior modification

For my behavioral modification assignment, I decided to drink less soda. Before we were assigned this project, I had already begun changing my lifestyle to healthier eating habits by basically making healthy choices. My main goal for this assignment was to not completely stop drinking soda all together but to at least lessen the intake of how much soda I drink. My main motivation was for my skin. I was positive that the cutting out of sodas would have by far the biggest impact on clearing my…

some environmental stimuli, processed, stored in memory, and then outputs are derived from the way that information is interpreted. Like the behaviorist, CPI seeks to understand how the environment modifies behavior. The difference between the two is CPI assumes an intervening amongst behavior and environment. There are three recognized types of memory, which are sensory, working or short-term, and long-term. How this information moves between these types of memory is what is most…

Body modification is a universal culture. In every culture, people changed their bodies for various reasons. Some of the different reasons would be for religious, spiritual, personal gratification, medical or social. In recent years body modification practices such as the arts of tattooing and body piercing have experienced an increase in popularity. They have become so prolific notes Katie Zezima (2005) that a survey conducted by Harris Interactive in 2003 found that one in six adults has a…

women have found new contemporary methods to make themselves look and feel more attractive. Cosmetic procedures, once used only by the rich and famous, are one of the most dominant methods of body modification in society today. In other countries, such as Africa and Thailand, other types of body modifications are used to achieve the…

has at least one or more tattoos (13). The most common reasons to get a tattoo are to perpetuate something of value – a dead or living person and religious views, or to express individuality. A lot of people tend to believe that this type of body modification will distinguish them from the crowd. However, using your face and neck to do that is not only judged by society but it…

chocolate at least five out of the seven days of the week; two to three king sizes of any given chocolate candy’s brands per day. This behavioral intention (i.e. attitudes toward the behavior) now turned into a negative health behavior. My excessive consumption of chocolate has become a health compromising behavior (i.e. behaviors that detract from or damage health) since it is now an addictive, habitual and somehow pleasurable activity to me. My high conception of sugar in chocolate could…

2012 alone nearly 24 percent of Americans had more than one tattoo (Body Modification & Body Image." Bradley University). But when it comes to Body modifications many Americans think of just tattoos, piercings, etc. but the complete definition of a body modification is anything that changes the natural appearance of the body, so tanning, dieting, plastic surgery, even brushing of the teeth all count as body mods (Body Modification & Body Image." Bradley University). So what deems a body mod as…

camp-based or a restrictive lock-up. This methodology came from behaviorists and this is the reason it is very person-centered intervention model. As well, the approach is strength and relationship-based. One reason the behaviorists focused on behavior is that behavior is learned and in theory can be unlearned and replaced by something new(McElgunn,…

groups. This type of body art has been linked to being used as a source of identity for cultural groups, religious beliefs, and express personal and family pride. Tattoos have also been used in certain periods of war. Through the use of these body modification practices, it was a way for individuals to express themselves about the war. Although tattoos have historical associations with cultures, military forces, and religion over the decades, it has lost its true meaning.…

The biggest overarching theme I noticed among all of the different texts was the connection of body modification to passing. The method, cultural context, and reasons all varied; however, body modification in all cases was used in order to fit a certain set of standards. I originally used to think of passing in a different way, I mostly associated the term with the transgender community and biracial people (as in white-passing); however, I now realize that the term passing can mean different…